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CURTAIN POLE END.

' No. 323,072. Patented July 28, 1885.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM K. PINE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO WVILLIAM T.

MERSEREAU & 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-POLE END.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,072, dated July 28,1885.

Application filed June 13, 1885.

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM K. PINE, of Newark, Essex county, NewJersey, (assignor to William T. Mersereau & Co. have invented, made, andapplied to useImprovements in the Manufacture of Metal Ends forCurtain-Poles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andcorrect description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

In the drawings, like parts of the invention are designated by similarletters of reference.

The present invention relates to improvements in metal ends forcurtain-poles, and will be found to relate more particularly to themetal ends for curtain-poles ornamented upon the exterior by metal starsor other-shaped ornaments, generally differing in color from the metalend itself, the object being to reduce the cost of manufacture in thisparticular class of goods, and at the same time produce a durablearticle. Heretofore the stars or other ornaments have been attached tothe metal ends by solder, which has proved an expensive and to a certainextent unsatisfactory course of manufacture.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe the same.

A shows the metal end, generally formed of (No model.)

two hemispherical sections, flanged, as at a, so that when united thetwo will present the appearance of a sphere, with a band encircling thesame about centrally.

b shows a series of stars or other-shaped figures placed at intervalsupon the exterior of the metal end A, and attached firmly in positionupon the same in the following manner:

Within the two sections of which the metal end is composed is inserted aball, B, of wood or suitable material, and the metal end is providedwith a series of openings formed by punching the metal.

The stars or other ornaments are properly positioned upon the metal endand held in position thereon byheaded pins passed through them aboutcentrally and driven into the wooden ball B.

This mode of manufacture is found simple, economical, and durable, andpreferable to the soldering process generally availed of.

Having now described my invention, I claim as new- In a metal end, A,for curtain-poles, ornamented upon its exterior, the combination of thehemispherical sections, the interior ball, B. of wood or suitablematerial, and a series of retaining-pins and ornaments, b, constructedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

\VILLIAM K. PINE. In presence ofv OBA WoonRUFF, J. C. DUNN.

